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| | | ... mallee environmental plantings on agricultural land. The mallee environmental plantings will be integrated into existing farming and grazing operations of the landowner. Mallee Eucalyptus are renowned for their drought and fire resistance, and have an ... |
| | | | ... package of $210 is being aimed at small rural businesses that draw at least 70 per cent of their income from the surrounding farming communities. |
| | | | ... the grain industry spent about $800 million followed by $639 million by the cattle industry. The differences by type of farming can be seen from the great divergence in maintenance costs which for cotton farms are of the order of $243,000 versus a national ... |
| | | | ... academic behind the Higher Education Contribution Scheme Bruce Chapman has called for a similar system to apply to the farming community. Such a scheme could involve repayment of loans when revenues improved. Criticisms of the government handouts have ... |
| | | | ... expected increase in the prices paid for wheat, barley and cotton although those for sugar have been on the decline. The farming sector now accounts for about 20 per cent of the nations commodity exports which is significantly below the figure of 33 ... |
| | | | ... range of skills and to understand the production cycles. For example, said Lynch, "Technology has impacted every aspect of farming & We also have significant water [assets] in our funds." But the key aspect, he said, is that, "The production of food ... |
| | | | ... deposits, but money equivalent amounts deposited will be lent to Landcare farmers to support the development of sustainable farming practices. Graham Paterson, head of corporate responsibility, said, "With this product all of our customers, whether they ... |
| | | | ... Australia, director-general Supachai Panitchpakdi welcomed a new willingness between delegates to discuss thorny topics such as farming but warned that time was running out. Last month, countries said they would try to reach an agreement on a concrete ... |
| | | | The business of farming just keeps getting harder with almost a quarter of all primary producers tipped to make a loss this financial year. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), at its annual Outlook conference, today ... |
| | | | ... Reserve Bank raised domestic rates by 0.50 percentage points in November and December. The stronger dollar is hurting the farming and mineral sectors, with every one cent rise in the dollar cutting farmer income by more than $300 million, he said. |
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